Kathleen has been painting in pastels and oils since 1983. She has taught
extensively in Philadelphia and Maine, presented a 3-day workshop in
Atlanta, Georgia for the Southeastern Pastel Society, and continues to offer
plein air painting workshops in Maine. She offered a demonstration/lecture
at Learning & Product Expo: Art, Washington DC, June, 2006

Kathleen has had a number of solo shows in Philadelphia and Maine. Her
work is represented by Greenhut Galleries in Portland, Maine and is in the
collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum, Bates College Museum of Art and
in many corporate and private collections worldwide. Two of her pastel
paintings are published in Carl Little's The Art of Maine in Winter.

Illustration was her focus of study at Philadelphia College of Art, and
although she preferred to take the route of painting as a career, Kathleen
has from time to time indulged in illustration projects, including a number
for archaeology. The most recent publication was the cover painting and
design for her husband, Dr. Warren Riess' book Angel Gabriel: The Elusive
English Galleon.

A few years ago, Kathleen began experiencing health problems from
working in pastels and oils. Looking for a solution, but unable to find one
available, she and her husband developed and now produce Artist's Air, an
air filtering system that collects air and impurities at the artist's easel, filters
it, and returns clean air to the studio. It seems to have alleviated her
problems and now a typical day will find her painting with oils or pastels in
her studio while her cats sleep nearby, or working in her gardens or
Christmas tree plot at her home in Maine.

RESUME

E D U C A T I O N
1979  B.F.A. Honors, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia PA
1972  B.A. Fine Arts, Wilson College, Chambersburg PA

G R A N T S & R E S I D E N C I E S
2002  Percent for Art, Riverview Psychiatric Center, Augusta, ME
1996  Acadia National Park Residency
1988  YADDO Fellowship

S O L O E X H I B I T S
2004  Gleason Fine Art, Quiet Moments, Boothbay, ME
2001  Gleason Fine Art, Camden, ME
1998  Port Washington Public Library, Long Island, NY
         Greenhut Galleries, Portland, ME
1996  Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor, ME
1994  Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME
1993  Gleason Fine Arts, Boothbay Harbor, ME
1992  The Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME
1988  The Giannetta Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1986  The Giannetta Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1983  The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T S
2004  The Irvine Gallery, From Kittery to Lubec: The Coast of Maine, River Tree Center for
         the Arts, Kennebunk, ME.
2002  Greenhut Galleries, The Portland Show — an invitational, Portland ME
2002  Greenhut Galleries, Pastels—Kathleen Galligan & Nicora Gangi, Portland ME
2001  Colby College Museum of Art, 16th Annual Maine Women’s Studies
         Conference:—Women in the Arts; Waterville ME
         Portland Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art Biennial; Portland ME
         The Cooley Gallery, Revealing the Artist’s Hand: American Pastels–Then & Now; 
         Old Lyme CT
2000  The Silo Gallery, Images and Imagery, New Milford, CT
1999  Bates College Museum of Art, Carried Away: The Joy of Collecting Art in Maine. 
         Selections from the Joanna D. and Henry L. McCorkle Collection. Lewiston ME
         Round Top Center for the Arts, Curator’s Choice: An Invitational of Ten Artists,
         Damariscotta ME
         The Cooley Gallery, American Works on Paper 1850-1999, Old Lyme CT
1998  Bates College Museum of Art, Notations of Color: Oil Sketching in Maine, Lewiston ME
          Round Top Center for the Arts, Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Damariscotta Me.
1997  Old York Historical Society, In the Land We Trust, York ME
1996  The Cooley Gallery, All Paintings Great and Small, Old Lyme CT
         Round Top Center for the Arts, Five Artists: Five Points of View, Cicely Aikman
         Kathleen Galligan, Lois Dodd, Elizabeth Knox, Nancy Wissemann-Widrig. Damariscotta
         ME; Blaine House, Maine Artists Care; Governor’s House, Augusta Me.
1995  Maine Coast Artists, Annual Juried Exhibition, Rockport ME
         N.W. Barrett Gallery, Essays & Estuaries, Portsmouth NH
1992  Greenhut Galleries, Maine Women of the ‘90’s; Portland, ME
1991  Maine Art Gallery, Annual Juried Show; Awarded Solo Exhibit; Wiscasset ME
1989  Giannetta Gallery, Philadelphia Women Artists; Philadelphia PA
         Abington Arts Center, Works on Paper, Jenkintown PA
         Steven Scott Gallery, Land/Sea/Air: Recent Atmospheric Vistas; Baltimore, MD
         Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, De., Spring Talent Show
1988  Bucknell University, Lewisburg. Pennsylvania Painting Competition, Fourth Prize
         Steven Scott Gallery, Summer Preview, Baltimore, MD
         Allentown Art Museum, 21st Juried Exhibition; Allentown, PA
1984  The More Gallery, Gallery Artists’ Show; Philadelphia, PA
1981-83  The Pastel Society of America, Annual Juried Exhibit; Awarded Membership
             New York, NY

M U S E U M & C O R P O R A T E C O L L E C T I O N S

The Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME • Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME •
Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME • Southern Maine Technical College, Portland, ME •
Kieve’s Kennedy Learning Center, Nobleboro, ME • Miles Memorial Hospital,
Damariscotta,ME • People’s Heritage Bank, Portland, ME • McCandless Epstein & 
O’Donovan L.L.P.,Portland, ME • Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Philadelphia, PA • 
Smith, Kline and Beecham, Philadelphia, PA • United Technologies. Hartford, CT

P R I V A T E C O L L E C T I O N S

Paintings exist in numerous national and international private collections, including:
Governor Angus King and Mary Herman, ME; Jeffrey Cooley, CT; Lyndon and Heather
Frederick, ME; Nancy Freeman, ME; Dr. and Mrs. Yoko Ichikawa, Japan; Cabot and Joan
Lyford, ME; Elizabeth Noyce, ME; Henry and Jody McCorckle, ME; Dennis and Martha
Gleason, ME; Albert Handell, NM; Betty White Ludden CA; Geoffrey H. Robinson, ME;
Dr. Richard Rockefeller, ME; Patricia Tennison, IL; Gary Nash, CA; Yonca and Cem
Giray,Cypress.

S E L E C T E D P U B L I C A T I O N S & R E V I E W S

2002  Beem, Edgar A. The Portland Show (exhibition catalogue essay), Greenhut Gallery,
         Portland, 4ME. Sept.
2002  Beem, Edgar A. Port City Life, September/October. pp.43, 60.
2000  Bendici, Ray. “July in Connecticut”; Connecticut Magazine, July 2000.
2002  Little, Carl. The Art of Maine in Winter, Downeast Books.
2001  Portland Museum of Art Biennial 2001 (exhibition catalogue).
1999  Carried Away: The Joy of Collecting Art in Maine (exhibition catalogue)
         Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME, 11 June – 8 Aug.
1998  Greenleaf, Ken. “Closer look at familiar penchant for painting outdoors.” (review)
         Maine Sunday Telegram. Portland, ME. 4 Oct.
1996  Ensign, Betty. “New pastels by Galligan stunning, lyrical” (review).
         The Lincoln County News, Damariscotta, ME.
1994  Isaacson Philip. “On Der Ground aims too low; pastels approach elegance.” (review)
         Maine Sunday Telegram. Portland, ME 19 June.
1988  (Review) The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, PA. 21 January.



TEACHING

1997  Farnsworth Art Museum; Summer workshop
1995 & 96  Maine College of Art, Portland, Me.
1995  Edgecomb Center for Creative Learning, Edgecomb, Me; workshop
         Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME; Summer workshop
1991 & 92  Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland , Me; Summer workshop
1990-present  Round Top Center for the Arts, Damariscotta, Me.
1989-90  Mainline Center for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1989-90  Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
1980-82  The University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA